Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-25
As TO GRIGSBE,S C0NnLr10M


In his card published ia yesterdays
GAZETTE, Judge Gustave Cook questions
the truth OF THE GAzETTE's report con-
corning The condition of Grigsby at the
time of the unfortunate occurrence in
which he shot and killed Nike Hsggerty.
Judge Cook assumes, on the dictum of
some one, that Grigsby was not drunk.
aud that THE GAZETTE Jumped at wrong
conclusions with uu5ecomipg haste. As
the Judge has long enjoyed distinction
in legal and judicial circles and a sort Of
notoriety il the present campaign.
it is due the puulic to be
Informed Of the true circumstances
bearing In any way upon the fact of
Grigsby's condition. Aud here, it NAV
be observed, that it is not the purpose of
TINS paper to color, distort, or in any wev
misTepresent any thing, and certainly il
has no desire to intensity the deplorable
character OF this homicide and it's accom-
panying history. There is one and only
one OBJECT in the reports of THE GAZETTE. |
and that IS to give the facts as they occur
fully, fairly and accurately as the circum.
stances will admit. Great diligence and |
caution are exercised in gathering lnfor-
nation relative to occurrences of this
character. People want the news. nav
for 1t aDd have right to expect
1t, and the facts are usually sad enough
without addition or application. Il
must be admitted by al! conversant with
The task tha. 1t is difficult to make q faith.
iui record OF an important event in de
tell, compiled rs il must be from various
and sometimes varying statements. It'll
is difficult also to make g reporr that viu
not give some one dispIeasEre or dissatis-
faction, aud the objections offered by
Judge Cook cannot be considered re- {
narkable when the attitude which he oc. !
;upies before the public is considered. :
LHE GAZETTE takes special pride in s
he accuracy OF its reports and it's record ]
this respect will not suffer by
comparison with any newspaper in the
state, or even with the record of the very {
prominent jurist from the Galveston dis C
rict. In order that The GAzETTE's re- :
'ort might have basis satisfactory to all
men, including Judge Cook, the language
Il the attending physician was quoted in
ne report. Since the publication of 4
Judge Cooks note DR.. Duringer has been 60
gain interviewed on the subject and was
ven more emphatic and pronounced in Y
IS opinion than at first. Said DR.. Dur
ogeI: t.
There IS no doubt in my mind that the de
rum from which Grigsby was suffering was -
lperinduced by alcoholic poisoning. / can 7
" nothing about his predisgositIon or shopt y
5 mental condition. He may have been trou- sS
ed; he may have b-e1 demented and this pI
ou6le or dementia may have impelled him to =
Sc9sslTe drinking. 1 do not know what the
tent or hntecedent causes ere, but of this ~
certain; Alcohol was the exciting cause of L
5 mslady. made up my mind on this sub- l.
It when first reached him. His breath be-lsA
ose 1t; his appearance and symptoms bespoke mS
;ohoIc poisonipg, and certainly his own -
elements, the history and circumstances of
case and his craving for whisky on suc -
eding az were enough 10 convince me that X
hrsI Impressions were correct / NAV ada Fa
1t Doctors Mclean ana Sanford, who have =
IN attending the patient with me- share in
opinions" o.
From this 1t Will be seen that TEE =
zKTTK's "jump at conclusions WAS his
very extraordinary feat. THE GA MS